On March 12, the FIDE President, the Treasurer and the International Director met with the Chinese Chess Association and the company representatives of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. at the Huawei HQ in Shenzhen to discuss possible directions of partnership.

President thanked China and the Chinese Chess Association for their contributions to the development of chess in China and in the world. Mr. Dvorkovich said that by all means, China is one of the strongest chess nations nowadays.

In the afternoon, the President visited the Shenzhen MSU-BIT University and later met with the Governors of Shenzen where he discussed the cooperation between FIDE, the Chinese Chess Association, and Shenzhen City.

Shenzhen is one of the best-developed chess cities in the country with 300 000 chess fans and 500 chess schools and academies. The city will soon be the second home of the Chinese national team.